Improvement in apparatus for watering stock



W. RILEY. vApparatus for Watering Stock.

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WILLIAM RILEY, 0F ATKINSON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR WATERING STOCK.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 210,966, dated December17, 1878;

application v filed April 30, 1878.

To all whom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RILEY, of Atkinson, in the county of Henr 1and State of illinois, have invented a new and useful Apparatus orDevice for Watering Stock, of which the following is a specifica-tion:

The invention, as will be seen from the drawing and specication,contemplates a continual supply et' fresh water, and that kept at auniform height in the trough.

Figure 1, vertical section on line a a., Fie'. 2, gives a side view withside removed.

A, the base et" trough; B, the top or lid, which works on hinges l Z, aswill be seen in Fig.2, so that it can he ra-ised conveniently forcleaning, D, a hollow tube running through the end of trough-partitionF, Fig. 1, and terlninatin at valve on f, a perpendicular arm ot themain lever E, on which is attached a tleat, h, which works en a pin inblock i. G is a part-ition to protect the valve, and also te strengthenthe trough 5 a, in partit-ion G, a hole for the water to pass into maintrough.

New the idea, as shown in the above, is to connect the apparatus, asseen in Fi 1, after it is set in the ground, (er on the ground, as

parties ina-y think best,) to a tank, as is used by all farmers andothers owning a windmill, the connection to be made by a pipe, et" anylength, attached to the water-tank, which, of

' course, must have a greater elevation than the trough, by means ofwhich the water will be conveyed to the trough. The connecting-pipe isattached to the pipe D, through which the water flows iniohstructed, asseen in Fig, 1, (dotted lines representing the valve opein) and passesthrough hole e in partition G into main trough; the water rising in allparts of the trough at the sanne time as it flows back through partitionF, through hole e, unt-il it reaches iioat la., which gently rises,closing the pipe D, which remains closed until the water, or part of it,is drank out by stock through holes el d in lid, when the ioat h onlever E falls, and allows water again to iow through pipe D, therebycontinually keeping a supply of pure Water for stock.

a a, partition in lid, to give it strength and keep the head of stockapart; Z1, space in which the head is placed while drinking, k, a stripor brace running along on top of partitions a a, to give strength.

Fig. 2, superficial View, partreinoved, to shew waterways e.

A, base of trough; D, hollow tube; E, arm on which is attached Heat 11-G, partition; F, partition; e e, water-ways; d d, space in lid for stockto drink, as seen in Fig. 3; u a, partition of lid.

Fig. 3, end view, end removed, showing stock in act et drinking.

"What I claim isl. A trough with perpendicular sides and ends, dividedby two partitions, covered by a perforated lid, attached to said troughby hinges.

2. A lever werking on a bolt in slot of partition next to the end of thetrough, to the long arm of which is attached the float h.

3. A perpendicular arin supported by a brace attached to the end of thelever to give strength, and having on its lower end a valve to close thepipe, said pipe running through partition and end of trough, to which isattached a pipe or hose.

4. The pipe running through the end of the trough and partition, asdescribed.

5. The lid with holes, separated by partition, supported by brace ontop, substantially as described iu specilication.

VILLIAM RILEY.

TVitnesses ROBERT BLACK, EVILLIAM LATTmrnn.

